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Sure, it looks breathtaking on the big screen. But is Cephalonia -- the Greek isle where Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, and Nicolas Cage make love and war in Captain Corelli's Mandolin -- really that exquisite? Here's what tourists can expect to find:

-- The island is a mere 40-minute flight from Athens and yes, there are plenty of hotels, villas, and resorts for vacationers.

-- Sorry, some sets were built for the movie. So, you won't be able to visit the rustic house Cruz calls home or the secluded jetty where she and Bale frolicked.

-- You can, however, sun-worship on Myrtos beach, the pristine crescent of sand and water where Cage and soldiers partied.

-- And though the cliff-top cafe where John Hurt, as Dr. Iannis, drank his morning coffee was a celluloid construct, a nearby village now boasts the recently renamed Captain Corelli's Cafe.


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Posted Sep 21, 2001 | Published in issue #616 Sep 21, 2001 | Order Article Reprints